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Defence Notes
Lockheed Martin pledges support for supply chain
27th March 2020
Lockheed Martin is investing millions of dollars to support small and medium-sized enterprises within their supply chain as well as NGOs working to stem the …
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Naval Warfare
Netherlands considers military deployment against COVID-19
19th March 2020
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has said that the country’s armed forces will provide support to health professionals where and when necessary, to help deal …
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Defence Notes
Boeing halts production at Puget Sound
24th March 2020
Boeing announced on 23 March that it is temporarily suspending commercial aircraft production at its Puget Sound facilities over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The shutdown …
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Defence Notes
UK enters first day of lockdown as military bolsters fight
24th March 2020
Boris Johnson addressed the UK on 23 March and announced further restrictions to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The new measures increase the likelihood that the …
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Defence Notes
Il-76s transport Russian defence scientists to assist Italy
23rd March 2020
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sent 100 scientists and epidemiologists to Italy, along with eight medical teams to provide assistance in the country’s …
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Defence Notes
Saab not feeling ‘immediate consequences’ of coronavirus crisis
26th March 2020
Manufacturer Saab has said that it will not speculate on how the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic will disrupt company plans or financial expectations, but confirmed that the Gripen …
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Defence Notes
DoD calls on National Guard for help in health crisis
20th March 2020
The Department of Defense (DoD) has activated 2,050 National Guard personnel in 27 states to help support efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus in …
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Defence Notes
COVID-19 vaccine approved for trials, says Chinese military
18th March 2020
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on 18 March that a vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus, developed by the Academy of Military Medical …
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Land Warfare
Doubt shrouds Czech IFV procurement programme
2nd April 2020
The Czech Republic might delay or even cancel its programme to procure 210 new IFVs, which the country’s armed forces require urgently if they are to …
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Defence Notes
UK MoD sets up COVID Support Force and halts Iraq training
19th March 2020
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed 10,000 military personnel on high readiness as part of a COVID Support Force to support public services. This …
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Defence Notes
Germany admits ‘not all talks’ are over on Tornado replacement
31st March 2020
The coronavirus crisis has prevented the German Ministry of Defence from concluding discussions on the fate of its Tornado replacement acquisition, despite a report that …
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Naval Warfare
COVID-19 exposes USN fault lines
23rd April 2020
Worldwide disruption continues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global response imposing many changes to normal routines and activity. For armed forces …
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Defence Notes
Chinese policy seeks to weaponise the COVID-19 pandemic
15th April 2020
This Geobukseon writer, as a young graduate student, was fortunate to be attending a US university that was visited by the then recently retired former …
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Land Warfare
China exports first HJ-12 ATGMs
30th March 2020
Norinco announced on its official WeChat account on 25 March that it had begun its first export deliveries of the man-portable HJ-12E ATGM to an …
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Defence Notes
European SMEs balance risk and opportunity as they adjust to COVID
10th April 2020
SMEs in the defence sector have been impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus shutdown in much the same way as their counterparts in the commercial world. …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Transport
C-27J - Peru
Additionally, Peruvian Army is also considering C-27Js to replace its two aging AN-32Bs in service (see separate entry). However, Shephard understands that the coronavirus pandemic ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
JLTV [Lithuania - Contracted]
The Lithuanian JLTV order includes several options including ballistic armour kits, Boomerang III acoustic detection systems, M153 Protector II Common Remotely-Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) and ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Arihant Class (1-4) [India]
The Arihant began life in 1990 as an Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) demonstrator programme. Arihant was laid down in 1997, launched in July 2009 and ...
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Tanks
Peru T-55 MBT Replacement
Programme Background Peru received 280 T-55 MBTs from the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Despite their age, these tanks continue to see service, alongside even ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Portugal VTLB
Programme Background The Portuguese Army planned to allocate funds for the procurement of 167 VTLBs during the Military Programming Law running from 2015 until 2026. ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pacha Kuyuchix (New 8x8 Armoured Vehicle) [Peru - Forecast]
entry.Programme Background The Peruvian Army is reliant upon a range of ageing 4x4 APCs, including the UR-416, Type 6614 and Type 6616, all of which ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Vilkas [Lithuania]
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
PMC KAAV (Second Batch)
Programme Background Prior to taking delivery of the KAAV, the PMC did not possess an amphibious assault vehicle. While it had previously received Landing Vehicle, ...
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Tanks
Malaysia Additional MBTs
Programme Background Malaysia currently operates a fleet of 48 PT-91M Pendekar MBTs that it received from Poland between 2007 and 2010. These are the only ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
DN-XI
Programme Background The DN-XI is based upon the Sandcat tactical vehicle, originally designed by Plasan and marketed for a period by Oshkosh in the USA. ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Centauro II (Second Batch) [Italy]
Programme Background The Italian Army has identified a need for a new 8x8 armoured vehicle armed with a 120 mm main gun to equip one ...
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Military UAS - small
Small UAV (Colombia)
Programme Background Many of the Colombian military's UAVs are operated by the Colombian Air Force, but the Colombian Army has also employed several different types ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
A200 (Peru)
Programme Background The Peruvian Army has a requirement for 4x4 protected vehicles to replace up-armoured commercial pickup trucks used in operations against narcos and other ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Centauro II (Third-Batch) [Italy]
Programme Background The Italian Army has identified a need for a new 8x8 armoured vehicle armed with a 120 mm main gun to equip one ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles, Special operations vehicles
Żmija Long-Range Reconnaissance Vehicle
Programme Background The Polish Army launched a tender to procure 118 Żmija Long Range Reconnaissance Vehicles (LRRVs) in March 2015. This programme is part of a ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Towed guns
Dhanush
India's state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) developed the Dhanush 155 mm L/45 towed howitzer using technology transferred as part of a late 1980s deal for ...
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Tanks
ASCOD MMBT
GDELS unveiled the ASCOD Medium Main Battle Tank (MMBT), a 120mm-armed 42 tonne tank based on its tracked ASCOD IFV, at Eurosatory 2018. The ASCOD MBBT ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
A200
The A200 is a lightly armoured 4x4 vehicle based on a modified commercially available Toyota Land Cruiser 200 chassis. Capable of seating up to nine ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
AACE
The Kunduz Amphibious Armoured Combat Earthmover (AACE) is an amphibious, tracked armoured engineer vehicle designed for the preparation of riverbanks during river-crossing operations. It is ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Superav Land
The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars III 8x8
FNSS publicly launched the Pars III 6x6 and Pars III 8x8 vehicles, the latest generation of the Pars (Turkish for Anatolian Leopard) AFV family, at ...
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Trapper VT4
A militarised version of the commercial Ford Everest 4x4 sports utility vehicle, the Trapper VT4 light all-terrain vehicle has been selected as the French Army's ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Initial Maneuver - SHORAD
Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...
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Tanks
T-54M/M3
Produced by Vietnam's state-owned Z153 plant, T-54M (formally T-54B cải tiến - "improved") is a major upgrade to the T-54 main battle tank, including a new fire control computer, an ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BMD-4M
The BMD-4M is based on the BMD-4, which has been in the Russian Army's airborne forces (VDV) service since 2004. It was developed to provide an ...
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Tanks
MPF Prototype
In 1992, the US Army selected the M8 to meet its requirement for an air-transportable Armored Gun System, but the programme was cancelled for budgetary ...
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Tanks
Centauro II
The 8x8 Centauro II mobile gun system, developed to meet an Italian Army requirement, is the latest evolution of the Centauro AFV family. Featuring a ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Mbombe 8
Paramount unveiled the 8x8 member of its Mbombe family, the Mbombe 8, at the Kazakhstan Defence Expo on 2 June 2016. Sharing more than 80% ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
TOS-2 Tosochka
Russia unveiled the TOS-2 Tosochka MLRS at the 2020 Victory Day Parade. Like its TOS-1A predecessor, it is intended to neutralise and suppress enemy positions ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Arihant Class
India’s Arihant-class SSBN is significant because it is the first SSBN built by a country not a UN Security Council member. It is the result ...
